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Posted by tree68 on Saturday, November 17, 2007 4:58 PM

Pizza sounds good, but I'm still pretty stuffed from our volunteer luncheon.  The two hour + drive into the Adirondacks took me into snow country, several inches worth.  Roads were clear, though.  Now I'm pooped - 5 hours on the road can be pretty fatiguing.

I did manage to garner a volunteer recognition award and a door prize... Blush [:I]

All of our Polar Express trains are SOLD OUT.  In fact, due to a bit of a glitch, we may have to add another car to a couple of the runs, as they managed to oversell them.  Over 8,000 riders have tickets!  We're impressed.  Anybody want to be an elf?  We need some!

 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Saturday, November 17, 2007 5:35 PM

Larry, hope you're able to get some rest tonight!!  Here's a couple of slices of Hawaiian pizza for you.  And congrats for the ticket sellout!!  I know you all are very happy about that (even it if means more work for everyone!)

And, here's the total list of pizzas, etc., on our SATURDAY NIGHT PIZZA FEST:

1.  Cheese
2.  Anchovie
3.  Goetta
4.  Hawaiian
5.  Pepperoni/sausage/mushroom
6.  Supreme
7.  Calzones
And instead of dessert tonight, I'll pop a couple of huge bowls of popcorn around 8:30, 9:00 EST

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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, November 17, 2007 8:11 PM

larry

matt would be an elf but I'm afraid of the great lakes snow machine.Cw thanks for the pizza.its time for matt to get to bed.he has sunday school tommorow and its grandmas birthday too.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by SactoGuy188 on Saturday, November 17, 2007 11:21 PM

Good late evening everyone. Thanks for the calzone! Dinner [dinner]

It's starting to get cooler and cooler at nights now. We got fog this morning. 

 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Sunday, November 18, 2007 5:51 AM

Good Sunday morning!  Nice and cool here this morning, with a temp in the mid 40s.   Glad everyone enjoyed the pizzas, calzones last night.  Doesn't look like too many helped themselves to the popcorn.  I must have filled you all up with the pizzas, because it doesn't look like any are left this morning.  

Coffee just finished brewing, and I've got fresh juices made for this morning.  Other beverages available this morning:  hot tea and hot chocolate.  

On the warmer bar:  turkey bacon, sausage, hash browns, scrambled eggs, country fried ham w/ red-eye gravy, homemade buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy, blueberry muffins, pancakes, waffles and plenty of maple syrup.  Everything will be on the warmer bar until 11:30, when I'll start replacing it with Sunday Dinner.

Sunday Dinner today will consist of:  Fried chicken, mashed taters w/milk gravy, green beans, creamed corn, homemade buttermilk biscuits, fried pork chops, country-fried steak w/portabello mushrooms, and if anyone isn't in the mood for green beans, there will also be  broccoli and brussels sprouts.

Desserts today:  chocolate cake, strawberry cheesecake, and cherry cheesecake, and yellow cake w/caramel icing.  Saving pumpkin cake and pumpkin pies for Thursday.

Everyone have a great morning, be careful going to and coming home from Church, or wherever you'll be this morning.  Sunday Dinner will be on the warmer bar approx. 1 p.m., EST.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, November 18, 2007 7:17 AM

good morning

Cw thanks for breakfast.could you save me some dinner for work tonight???we have snow flurries this morning.matt is ready for sunday school then afterwards hes going to sing happy birthday to grandma.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by SactoGuy188 on Sunday, November 18, 2007 10:32 AM
 cherokee woman wrote:

Sunday Dinner today will consist of:  Fried chicken, mashed taters w/milk gravy, green beans, creamed corn, homemade buttermilk biscuits, fried pork chops, country-fried steak w/portabello mushrooms, and if anyone isn't in the mood for green beans, there will also be  broccoli and brussels sprouts.

Good morning everyone. (grabs big mug of hot coffee and a couple of blueberry muffins)

I'm definitely coming back later for the country-fried steak with mushrooms, mashed potatoes with gravy, and green beans. Dinner [dinner]

By the way, when I was doing my morning walk today the fog was pretty intense--I could barely see 35 feet! Shock [:O]

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Posted by NightrainAFD1987 on Sunday, November 18, 2007 12:52 PM
 cherokee woman wrote:

Sunday Dinner today will consist of:  Fried chicken, mashed taters w/milk gravy, green beans, creamed corn, homemade buttermilk biscuits, fried pork chops, country-fried steak w/portabello mushrooms, and if anyone isn't in the mood for green beans, there will also be  broccoli and brussels sprouts.


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My gosh I think I gained 20 pounds reading all that...no brussel sprouts for me though. I can't stand them lol

It's cold here, it's been a long time since I was cold and I forgot how it felt. Now I want to be warm again, in 80 degree heat.  ugh, I wonder really how I am going to be once I go back to Flagstaff. I plan on purchasing a camcorder for that trip, and I will get some videos on YouTube for everyone. Hopefully

 

Until next time 

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Posted by blhanel on Sunday, November 18, 2007 3:57 PM

Hey Larry, check out this link!

http://www.fuzzyworld3.com/3um/viewtopic.php?t=1655 

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Posted by Modelcar on Sunday, November 18, 2007 9:49 PM

....Haven't seen Walt in here, so I'm wondering if he is feeling better yet.  Best wishes to get well Walt.

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, November 19, 2007 12:10 AM
 blhanel wrote:

Hey Larry, check out this link!

http://www.fuzzyworld3.com/3um/viewtopic.php?t=1655 

Cool!  I saw Rusty at the luncheon Saturday.

4243 is currently dead in the water with a bad main generator.

I rode in the old girl a couple of years ago, but she's been working at Lake Placid, which is a longer ride for me than Thendara. 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, November 19, 2007 6:34 AM

Good Monday morning!  Quentin, Walt is feeling somewhat better.  Maybe he'll try to make an appearance later (right now, he's still sleeping).  Hope everyone had a nice weekend. 

Coffee, juices, tea and hot chocolate are ready.  All the normal breakfast items are on the warmer bar, so come one, come all!  

Going to need a head count for Thursday.  Know Mookie won't be here, and wondering whom else will be missing.  I'm going to be cooking all week, so hope it's not going to be totally for nothing!  Hoping to have everything done, so I can watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday morning!  Always enjoy seeing the jolly old elf appear!!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, November 19, 2007 7:05 AM

many moon ago I marched in the macy's parade in nyc.we took amtrak there and back.conrail held us up on the way home.we will be at staceys uncles on turkey day and my sisters on sat.trying to arrange a meeting with a chicken on sat.haven't heard back from him yet.glad walt is feeling better.hope everyone has a safe trip wherever they are going.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, November 19, 2007 7:17 AM

From the land of the weird!  72-75 degrees today and snow by Thanksgiving!

Good morning all - Haven't had time to read all past postings, so will do that later this morning.  Meanwhile, must do 5 days work in 3 days

Tree - we have a real live elf here in residence.  We do a Xmas children's party and we have a slight built strawberry blonde (male) that wears elf ears and the whole costume.  He is a little tall for an elf, but otherwise looks exactly the part!  I will be glad to send him parcel post to you.  He needs a vacation anyway and he will do your graphic arts while he is there.  Send back after New Years.

Found my beagle and off we go..... (Mutt are you coming back very soon?)

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Posted by blhanel on Monday, November 19, 2007 7:17 AM
I'll most likely be up in Minnesota (weather permitting) to visit the folks and gather there with my four other siblings and their families.  On Friday, we're planning on making the obligatory trip to the Mall Of America (along with umpteen thousand other insane people- yes, my wife and DIL are crazy).  Maybe I'll escape and ride the Minneapolis Light Rail for a while.  If I have free time, though, I'll be lurking via Mom's computer!
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Posted by SactoGuy188 on Monday, November 19, 2007 8:50 AM

Good morning everyone. (Grabs big mug of hot coffee and a few danishes)

It's supposed to be cold tonight with a low of 37 degrees F. Shock [:O] I'm glad central heat in my place works well and I have a hot water air pot for plentiful hot water for hot drinks! Smile [:)]

I'll be here for the early Thanksgiving dinner, though.

By the way, this NFL season is threatening to be uncompetitive. What the Patriots did to the Bills last night reminds me of a Top 10 college football team running up the score against a direction school early in the college football season. 

 

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Posted by locomutt on Monday, November 19, 2007 9:45 AM

Mook, is this soon enough?!

When they say that you have a 48 hour virus, they neglect to tell you that it takes at

least that much time to just start feeling better after it's run it's course, let alone that

much more time to even get back to feeling the way you were before it struck.

Last week was not one of my better ones. (even cut into my train watching!!)

 

We're to get to about 62 today with a chance of rain, gradually cooling for the rest

of the week, with a chance of snow showers on T-Day. 

 

I'm surprised CW didn't offer to take on that Elf job, she is about the right height. 

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Monday, November 19, 2007 11:08 AM
Hey Mutt.  know where you are coming from concerning the 48 hr bugs. Anyway, welcome back

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, November 19, 2007 12:07 PM

Yes, welcome back, Mutt!! 

Lunch is on the warmer bar:  leftover fried chicken and mashed taters, etc., from Sunday Dinner, along with some open-face roast  beef sandwiches w/mashed taters & gravy, creamed corn, broccoli and cole slaw.  Desserts:  chocolate cake, chocolate pie, and lemon meringue pie. 

For supper tonight, I've got a pot of vegetable beef soup on, and think we'll have grilled cheese sandwiches with the soup tonight. 
 

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Posted by edblysard on Monday, November 19, 2007 2:10 PM

Wow,

Made it all the way to Monday with nothing derailing...

Which means this Monday beats the heck out of last Monday!

I'll have a double shot of whatever is being served....

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, November 19, 2007 4:47 PM

well the diamond is back at FC and the circus train rolled thru Deshler today.But I was working OT today.anyway Cw thanks for supper tonight.Mutt glad you are back in here.Ed they have a song for you about mondays but i can't write it here.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, November 19, 2007 6:15 PM

Ed, Joe, and everybody, soup and grilled cheese sandwiches are on the warmer bar.  Sorry about being late, but we were watching Trains & Locomotives.  They showed C&O 614 tonight.  It was very interesting!!  

Joe and Lance, containers are made and in the fridge for you all for work tonight.

 

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Monday, November 19, 2007 7:23 PM
CW, thanks for the supper. I love grilled cheese. My shoulder is feeling poorly, so I guess a front is coming throuigh soon. It is miserable at times being a walking barometer. If I don't get back to you, I hope that yall all have a super thanksgiving. By the way, did any of you know that in 1939, there were two thanksgiving weekends celebrated? I don't know why yet, but am looking into it...... Take care

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Posted by switch7frg on Monday, November 19, 2007 8:41 PM
  CW; Long live the 614 . I watched that today and when Lee shifted ( gears) real thrill . I bet he took bugle lessons for the whistle lol . Is 614 still in steam?? What a horse !! ~~~ We have laid round here too long , so off to Grand Junction wed. morn .Gonna see some heavy train watchin' at the 5th. st. yard.Then look to see if the Depot renovation is done .Then write down some engine numbers to tell Ms. Mookie and see if they go by her watchin' place. Will snap pics' with my new Mattel didgi cam 250 shot  with a no smudge chip. Dotter will cook burgers & fries with that. Every body be well and enjoy the day.    Respectfully, Cannonball

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Posted by Modelcar on Monday, November 19, 2007 9:54 PM

Tom:

....I know Thanksgiving date was changed sometime back in that era....Don't remember just what year.  Not sure if it was FDR or Pres. Truman that was involved.

Wondering if that might have had someting to do with the 2 weekends of celebration.....?

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Monday, November 19, 2007 10:17 PM
Hi Quentin. Since I posted that message, I have found the answer. It seems that FDR issued an executive order in 1939 moving the official Thanksgiving day to the third Thursday in November. Apparently, he did so to help merchants have a longer Christmas season. It was not popular, resulted in great public indignation, and was totally ignored in some states, hence the two celebrations in '39, '40, and '41. Congress stepped in in '41 and changed it back to the 4th Thursday, which it still is. I learned of it from listening to a 1939 Jack Benny radio show this afternoon. It seems Jack went turkey shopping and came home with an ostrich!

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 5:37 AM

Good Tuesday morning, everyone!  Cannonball, good to see you made it in last night!  And Tom, I know what you're talking about, being a human barometer!  My knee has really ached the last week and a half.  Supposed to see a high Thursday of 45, with snow flurries and/or snow showers, most of Thanksgiving Day, according to what I've heard this morning.  I'm just so very glad I no longer work in retail, and don't have to get out and have to deal with all those crowds Friday morning!!  

Coffee has finished brewing, and hot chocolate and hot tea are just about ready.  On the warmer bar, you'll find all the regular breakfast/brunch items, including the bagels and bear claws.    Even have muffins and cinnamon rolls this morning, too!

Guess it's about time for me to get ready for these idiots (already showing up, one car pulled up out front at 6:10) for PRODUCE TUESDAY.  

Question:  Do you want Tuesday Mexican Fiesta, or Tuesday Pizza Fest for lunch and supper today?!?! This week, you get to decide!!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 6:40 AM

morning CW

you could pitch the produce at them.i would if someone woke me up at 0600 on my day off.warm day today rain tommorow snow on turkey day.mookie is very busy with willys weather machine.as for friday our boss asked us if we would like to come in and work.going to be very busy the next few weeks.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by SactoGuy188 on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 8:01 AM
 cherokee woman wrote:

Coffee has finished brewing, and hot chocolate and hot tea are just about ready.  On the warmer bar, you'll find all the regular breakfast/brunch items, including the bagels and bear claws.    Even have muffins and cinnamon rolls this morning, too!

Question:  Do you want Tuesday Mexican Fiesta, or Tuesday Pizza Fest for lunch and supper today?!?! This week, you get to decide!!

Good morning everyone. (Grabs big mug of coffee and a couple of cinnamon rolls)

I'll have a Mexican Fiesta, with burritos and Spanish rice. Dinner [dinner]

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 11:35 AM

I've divided the warmer bar in half:  1/2 still has breakfast on it, for those on the west coast, and the other half has our Tuesday Mexican Fiesta:  beef burritos, beef & beans burritos, Spanish rice, enchiladas, quasadillas, chopped lettuce with diced tomatoes, etc., and tortilla chips and sauces are on each table, booth and counter.  

Sun is now shining, and we're to get up in the mid to upper 70s this afternoon.   Going to be a beautiful day.  

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